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resist : disi (v.); sukol (v.); tukol (v.)

Glosses: (~ related words)
resist
v. (stative)1. defy, refuse, resistelude, especially in a baffling way.; "This behavior defies explanation"
~ beggarbe beyond the resources of.; "This beggars description!"
~ elude, escapebe incomprehensible to; escape understanding by.; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
v. (competition)2. hold out, resist, stand firm, withstandstand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.
~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defendfight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
~ stand outbe stubborn in resolution or resistance.
~ stand uprefuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack.
~ outbraveresist bravely.; "He outbraved the enemy"
~ hold offresist and fight to a standoff.; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"
~ remain firm, standhold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright.; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
~ defy, withstand, hold up, holdresist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
v. (social)3. dissent, protest, resistexpress opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country"
~ controvert, contradict, opposebe resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion"
~ walk out, strikestop work in order to press demands.; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"
~ demonstrate, marchmarch in protest; take part in a demonstration.; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
~ rebel, rise up, arise, risetake part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance.
~ renegade, rebelbreak with established customs.
v. (competition)4. fend, resist, standwithstand the force of something.; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defendfight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
~ remain firm, standhold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright.; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
v. (stative)5. refuse, reject, resistresist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
~ react, respondshow a response or a reaction to something.
v. (social)6. balk, baulk, jib, resistrefuse to comply.
~ disobeyrefuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient.; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"